Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-12-02
FRIDAY
IN GEN ERAI.

The Stolen diamond" advertising dodge
is being worked again. The latest is that
John Stetson manager of the Globe thea
ire Boston was robbed Sunday morning of
diamonds, valued at about S2l00, by burg
lar who entered his sleeping room
Buffalo Bill is worth $4,000 mostly in
vested in good western real estate. From
Manchester he will take his Wild West show
to Belgium and probably to Paris and Rome
He is also advised to try Russia
A heavy wind Saturday evening blew
down a two-story frame building at Mineo-
la, Tex, in which 20 negroes were having
a dance. Six persons were killed aud 20
injured.
Carl Honikcrs house at Wausau, Wis.
was burned Sunday morning, and Honikel
and his five children persisted. Mrs. Honi-
kel escaped, but is insane.
The government Of New South Wales,
through its New York agents, offers re
ward Of 1926, 900 for any process that will
externinate the rabbits of that country.
Three children who were playing ON the
ice at Morrison, ILL.,. last Sunday, broke
through and were drowned.
Two freight trains on the Baltimore &
Ohio road collided at Cochrane Mills, near
Pittsburg, Pa, last Friday. Both trains
we're completely demolished three men
were killed and five injured
Littlewood the Englishman, won the 142
hours foot race at Philadelphia last week,
with 500 miles to his credit
Leadville, Col, hasn't funds enough to
keep its public schools open, but supports
100 saloons.
The richest Of the Judges Of the United
States supreme court is Justice Bradley,
whose fortune has been estimated at $3.50.
900.
A richly cut, solid glass bedsteud has
been recently made at Birmingham Eng.
factory for a Calcutta millionaire The
King Of Burmah also has one
The author of Rally Round the Flag
Boys, Tramp Tramp Tramp and
other famous war songs, Dr. Geo. F. Root
is living at an advanced age at HYDE Park
ILL., He is also responsible for "Rusale the
Prairie Flower, and cold Dog Tray"
Romantic Penina Hubs Of Carbonate
ILL.,, inclosed n note in a box Of strawber
res, saying that She was the picker Sh,
received proposal from William Bushy
who ate the berries and read the note, mar
ried him and is now suing for a divorce.
Woodland, Mich, can boast Of the larg
est dogs in the state, male and femal,
owned by q butcher and valued at 500
each. The male weighs 23O pounds and i
/ Of the breed known as the lion mastiff il
| is only nine months old The femal,
weighs 100 pounds and is Of the brec,
known as the wolf mastiT The owner o
these dogs says that President Clevelan,
has ordered a $500 pup and that he has adj
vanced S25 on the same.
Chief Justice Waite, at the age of -, j
the most energetic member Of the mite,
States supreme court He is the only on
of the justices who has not awaited himsel
of the act of congress giving him privat
secretary at $500 year. Il don't wan
one, says the chief justice he'd only b
in the way The Judge is hard headed
practical man, who reads nothing but Law
books, works twelve hours day, and ha
little or no imaginative power.
This has been bad year for constitutions
prohibition. Four states have rejected pro
hibitory endments-Mchigan. Texas
Tennessee and Oregon.
1t is officially announced that New Norl
harbor is free from cholera scuurge all tn
patients having either died or recovered
None Of the steamers now arriving fror
Italy have experienced sickness, but due de
tention and thorough dsinfection are sti
required.
The Emperor Of Russia is reported t
have given a proof the other day Of his uu
common muscular strength at an entertain
ment at Fredensborg \ German coniuro
was entertaining the royal and imperial vi,
itors of the Danish royal family with cleve
tricks and showed particular talent in TIA
use and abuse of cards After the PEI
Torrance Alexander Ill went to the col
Juror, saying that he knew one card tric
which Herr Lowe would hardly be able I
do This consisted in tearing a bundle {
- cards at the first attempt. n feat whiC
the Emperor performed without the Sigh
est difficulty and which the conjuror ha
to confess was beyond his powers
Lieut.. Henn Of the British cutter Gal,
tea, who spent more than year in tn
country, and who has recently returned I
England, writes to the London Field
American water craft: Their ordinar
coasting schooners would give many Of gu
cruising schooner yachts all they could d
to beat them, and most OF the Choicest,
fishing schooners, To say nothing of Il
pilot boats, can leave most of our cruislu
yachts out of sight. The average America
cruising yacht is, | think, kept in bett'
order, with fewer men in proportion TO h'
size and spread of canvas, than ours ar
The discipline on board is better and Il
vessels are very much faster He thinl
English cruising yachts are superior rs r
CARDS accommodations below.
boarding house keeper in New York r
lates that polished bank burglar board'
, with her for three months He VI
: thought to be very pious He gave go,
!, references, had plenty Of money, and so,
became n favorite with the young Indies
the house He finally married young al
beautiful girl He professed to bee COZ
i, mercal traveller aud was frequently ahse
two or three weeks. When he left
would not allow his wife to pack his walls
saying women were forgetful. One day
left. saving he would return in two week
o but two months passed and he did not I
. turn or write 10 his almost distracted sit
r He had often told her never To 20 dow
e town to the business house aud bother
4 employers when he was absent, but nc
t she went and learned that he had new
e been employed by the firm. From the /
d lice she learned that he was serving a t
, years sentence in Sing Sing prison I
e bank robbery. She procured a divorce IA
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